Well I've tried my 5th wine. Now I'm keeping an open mind about it, but the Cabernet-Syrah that one of my co-workers (and I use that term very lightly) bought to the fuddle, I tried a little, and suddenly had the urge for a pickled onion, I can only assume that it is a subconcious link between pickled onions and vinegar.
So I have tried it....but I am being fair. Knowing the person who bought the wine, it wouldn't surprise me if it was the cheapest plonk available, and so I will try another cabernet-syrah, just to compare.
I have taken the 101 things in 1001 days challenge.
One of the things on my list was to create a blog to keep track of my exploits and achievements.
So here it is - 1 down....100 more to go!
The List
Organising the Challenge
1- Fill the list
2- Create a blog
3- Maintain the blog and keep it updated for the duration or until there are no more unique tasks left
4- Put aside £5 for every task satisfactorily completed to treat myself (10/101)
5- Donate £5 to charity for every task not completed
6- Organise my list so I can find things on it
7- Set up a calendar to ensure I achieve my weekly/monthly tasks
Organising my life
8- Weed my DVD collection
9- Weed my book collection
10- Dejunk my belongings
11- Organise the pictures on my Mac into some semblance of order
12- Sort out all my music files and make some playlists
13- Organise my backup drive
14- Set up a birthday book
15- Fix the pile of broken electronic stuff
16- Make a will
17- Sort out my insurances
18- Get my eyes checked
19- Try Contact lenses
20- Register with a dentist
21- Register with a doctor
22- Improve the back steps of my new house
23- Decorate
Places to go and things to do
24- Go to London
25- Go to Scotland
26- Go to Wales
27- Go to Ireland
28- Visit a country I have never been to before
29- Set off on a roadtrip with no set destination
30- Go on a trip on a train
31- Play crazy golf
32- Drive on the continent
33- Have Afternoon Tea
34- Build a snowman
35- Swim in the sea
36- Watch a sun rise
37- Go snowboarding
38- Have an evening of board games
39- Sing in public
40- Go for a moonlit beach walk
41- Ride a horse
42- Drive through the night
43- Go out somewhere different/special at least once a month
44- See 6 live comedy shows (2/6)
45- Watch 10 "classic" movies that people say I should watch (0/10)
46- Walk in the park and feed the ducks with Jo
47- Explore Barnsley town centre
Mmmmmmm Food and Drink
48- Try 5 different kinds of wine (5/5)
49- Get Jo to try haggis
50- Cook a proper meal 30 times (2/30)
51- Try 10 drinks I would not have normally tried (5/10)
52- Try 10 new foods (7/10)
53- Try proper sushi
Things that are good for me
54- Drink no alcohol for 2 weeks
55- Do 100 push ups in one go
56- Do 100 sit ups in one go
57- Develop the habit of brushing my teeth twice a day
58- Drink decaff coffee for a week
Things to learn
59- Learn conversational French
60- Learn conversational Spanish
61- Learn conversational Dutch
62- Learn how to give a proper massage
63- Learn basic sign language
64- Complete another 90 points towards my OU degree
65- Learn how to use the gizmos on my phone
Creative stuff
66- Paint a picture
67- Learn how to facepaint
68- Learn how to do one poi trick without crippling myself
69- learn how to do one staff trick without crippling myself
70- Start to write a novel
71- Read a romance book
72- Read a western
73- Learn more about photography
74- Take at least one photo a week and publish it on the net
75- Play the Bodhran at least once a month
76- Write a short story and publish it
77- Write a poem and publish it
The whole "personal Improvement" thing
78- Say yes to something that I would normally say no to at least 10 times. (4/10)
79- Go a whole week without swearing
80- Do not get frustrated with stupidity for one day
81- Get out of the house every day (even if it’s just into the garden)
82- Compliment at least one person each day
83- Talk to my mother at least once a fortnight
84- Catch up with my brother and his wife at least once a month
85- Perform a random act of kindness for a stranger every month
86- Reconcile my past with at least 1 person
87- Get in touch with my relatives abroad
88- Learn not to leave stuff in the reach of little hands.
89- Start a list of 1001 things that make me smile (0/1001)
90- Change Career
91- Send 5 handwritten letters (0/5)
92- Raise (not donate) over £100 for charity (0/100)
Other random things
93- Cut my hair once a week
94- Grow a plant
95- Buy and wear a pair of sandals
96- Start following a sport
97- Find a cologne I like
98- Wear the above once a week
99- Win a competition
100- Get Jo to choose a goal for me that she thinks would be beneficial
101- Buy a bottle of champagne and keep it chilled until I've completed all 101 challenges
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